Aviation- On This Day

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AndyXH558 wrote:
Fri 27 Nov 2020, 3:28 pm
Nick the light in them is amazing. Superb set of pics. It's one place that's definitely on my bucket list.
Thanks, we were certainly lucky with the weather for most of that week!

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Day 3 of my Japan trip saw us head to Gifu, home of the JASDF Test Wing.

ImageMitsubishi XF-2B - 20 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageLockheed C-130H Hercules - 05 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Phantom - 07 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageKawasaki T-4 - 08 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMitsubishi F-15DJ Eagle - 03 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

We then headed to the excellent Gifu-Kakamigahara Air and Space Museum for a quick stop.

ImageKakamigahara Air and Space Museum - 01 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageKawasaki Ki-61-II-Kai Hien - 02 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMitsubishi T-2 CCV - 01 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageShin Meiwa UF-XS - 04 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

Last stop of the day on our way back to Tokyo was Komaki Airbase.

ImageLockheed C-130H Hercules - 02 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageKawasaki BK 117C-2 - 04 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

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Another cracking set Nick.

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Bruntingthorpe 2009...

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Four years ago today I tried a place I'd been to a few times, it's a bit of a slog, involves some guesswork and is often a waste of time:

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Back to Hyakuri on this day in 2018 and we were treated to our first view of the 302 Hikotai specials, along with the arrivals for the airshow.

ImageMcDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai Phantom - 443 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai Phantom - 442 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMitsubishi F-15J Eagle - 33 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageKawasaki P-1 - 03 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

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Like many others, OTD in 2019 I was at Hyakuri for the airshow:

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Nick and D90 awesome pics. Something I would have loved to have seen. D90 your last pic is real close to a friend of mine, who posted it on FB. Do you know Ian Mathews ? You look like you were stood next to him!

Today in 2007 I was at a very wet and dark (just like today! ) Warton.

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2016 and a cold evening at Brooklands shooting Delta Golf. Unfortunately she's quite a large aircraft in a small space with a cluttered background so the angles were limited. I only regret I wasn't able to get her lit up earlier this year with the giant green screen behind when The Crown were on site filming.

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ImageDeltaGolf_4 by Sarah Horsley, on Flickr

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30 November 2016 a cold day at the Mach Loop, but some nice light

ImageThe Bwlch-F15E 494FS-1jpg by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageThe Bwlch-F15E 494FS-2 by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

ImageThe Bwlch-F15E 494FS-3 by Peter Fenwick, on Flickr

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Hi IanF - thanks for your positive comments.
ianf wrote:
Mon 30 Nov 2020, 11:19 am
Nick and D90 awesome pics. Something I would have loved to have seen. D90 your last pic is real close to a friend of mine, who posted it on FB. Do you know Ian Mathews ? You look like you were stood next to him!
Don't think I know Ian Mathews but there were a lot of people there, mostly gathered in the same area, so not surprising there are very similar shots around. :slight_smile:

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Today in 2018 it was Hyakuri Airbase's Families Day, essentially a dry run for the airshow the following day. We were in the viewing area bright and early before the surrounding roads were closed.

ImageHyakuri Airbase - 01 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageRaytheon U-125A and McDonnell Douglas RF-4E Phantoms - 01 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai and RF-4E Kai Phantoms - 03 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai Phantom - 14 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

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In 2009 I was at Waddington.

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In 2008 I did a 3 day visit to Conningsby. here's day 1

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Ian the light on the first two are awesome
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Ian the light on the first two are awesome
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Day 2 back in 2008 The weather continued to play ball, and in the afternoon we visited the BoB Hangar.

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Last full day of my trip to Japan in 2018 saw us at the Hyakuri Air Festival, unfortunately the weather was overcast!

ImageMitsubishi UH-60J - 19 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai Phantom - 44 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai Phantom - 110 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMitsubishi F-2A - 18 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMcDonnell Douglas F-4EJ Kai Phantom - 77 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

ImageMitsubishi F-104J Starfighter - 01 by Nick Jennings, on Flickr

I did write a review of the show for UKAR - https://www.airshows.co.uk/reports/over ... -festival/

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A year ago today I stopped at Newquay on my way home. Just the usual stuff but the weather was nice so I hung around for an hour.

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Back in 2017, I was enjoying a long weekend break in Gibraltar and managed to take in some Gibraltar Premier League action at the Victoria Stadium.

Being a football ground nerd, it’ definitely the most scenic one I have been to. Anyway, on to the aviation and the stadium is located next to the international airport. While I was there, a British Airways flight departed back to the UK so I was able to see the airport's process of closing and cleaning the road that crosses the runway before every arrival and departure.

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ImageBritish Airways Airbus A320-23 - Gibraltar International Airport, Gibraltar, Sunday 3rd December 2017 by Chris Day, on Flickr

 ImageRoyal Air Maroc Express ATR 72-600 - Gibraltar International Airport, Gibraltar, Sunday 3rd December 2017 by Chris Day, on Flickr

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Day 3 back in 2008 at Conningsby. We wondered if we would get anything, as overnight it snowed.

When we arrived, we found the snow had only stuck on the black bits and the sun was coming out again.

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We tried a new location for us for the first launches.

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For December I think we were really lucky with the weather, the bonus being no haze.
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2016 saw an evening photoshoot with the Shack' at Coventry.

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And that is it from me until late January!

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Back to 2015 a quiet day at Warton.

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